Hyundai Creta Prices Hiked; E Variant Added To Petrol

by Jagdev Kalsi on Tuesday, Oct 06 2020

Hyundai has introduced a new base-spec petrol variant of the Creta. Christened the E, it sits below the already available EX variant and is priced at Rs 9.82 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). Earlier, the base-spec E variant was offered with the diesel engine only. With this, prices of the petrol Creta now start at Rs 9.82 lakh, Rs 17,000 less than before.

Along with the introduction of the new variant, Hyundai has also increased prices of the remaining variants for both petrol and diesel. Here is a detailed price list:

HYUNDAI CRETA PETROL PRICES \| OLD vs NEW
	Old	New	Difference
1.5 E	-	Rs 9.82 lakh	-
1.5 EX	Rs 9.99 lakh	Rs 10.61 lakh	+Rs 62,000
1.5 S	Rs 11.72 lakh	Rs 11.84 lakh	+Rs 12,000
1.5 SX	Rs 13.46 lakh	Rs 13.58 lakh	+Rs 12,000
1.5 SX CVT	Rs 14.95 lakh	Rs 15.06 lakh	+Rs 11,000
1.5 SX(O) CVT	Rs 16.15 lakh	Rs 16.27 lakh	+Rs 12,000
1.4 SX DCT	Rs 16.16 lakh	Rs 16.28 lakh	+Rs 12,000
1.4 SX(O) DCT	Rs 17.20 lakh	Rs 17.32 lakh	+Rs 12,000

The prices of petrol Creta have seen a hike ranging from around Rs 11,000 to Rs 62,000. The majority of the variants have seen a hike of around Rs 12,000. With the introduction of the new E variant, prices of the Creta petrol now start at Rs 9.82 lakh, Rs 17,000 less than before.

There are two petrol engines to choose from -- a 1.5-litre naturally aspirated engine (115PS/144Nm) mated to either a 6-speed MT or a CVT and a 1.4-litre turbocharged unit (140PS/242Nm) offered only with a 7-speed DCT.

HYUNDAI CRETA DIESEL PRICES \| OLD vs NEW
	Old	New	Difference
1.5 E	Rs 9.99 lakh	Rs 9.99 lakh	-
1.5 EX	Rs 11.49 lakh	Rs 11.61 lakh	+Rs 12,000
1.5 S	Rs 12.77 lakh	Rs 12.89 lakh	+Rs 12,000
1.5 SX	Rs 14.51 lakh	Rs 14.63 lakh	+Rs 12,000
1.5 SX(O)	Rs 15.79 lakh	Rs 15.91 lakh	+Rs 12,000
1.5 SX AT	Rs 15.99 lakh	Rs 16.11 lakh	+Rs 12,000
1.5 SX(O) AT	Rs 17.20 lakh	Rs 17.32 lakh	+Rs 12,000

The diesel Creta has also seen a price hike of around Rs 12,000 across all the variants. However, Hyundai has not changed the price of the entry-level E variant. The Creta diesel gets a 1.5-litre engine mated to a 6-speed MT or a 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission.

The Creta continues to rival the likes of the Kia Seltos, Nissan Kicks and Renault Duster. Price-wise it also competes with the Mahindra Thar and higher variants of sub-4m SUVs like Kia Sonet, Hyundai Venue, Maruti Vitara Brezza, Tata Nexon, Mahindra XUV300, Ford EcoSport and the Toyota Urban Cruiser.

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Jagdev Kalsi

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